Friday, May 4, 2007

LA writer finds Steinbeck manuscripts - Yahoo! News

LA writer finds Steinbeck manuscripts

LOS ANGELES - A handwritten draft of John Steinbeck's novel "Sweet Thursday," along with an unpublished story and other works, will be auctioned by a writer who says they were sitting in a closet for 50 years.
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"This stuff was unbelievable — just laying in a box," said Joel Eisenberg. "I had this `Aha!' moment when I realized not only what I had here, but what I had the responsibility to do."

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You mean, like your responsibility to run out to the auctioneer and make half a million dollars?

I wish I had responsibilities like that. Sounds much better than the ones I have now.

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